The 7th Microstamping Live Fire Demonstration took place on November 18th in Trumbull, Connecticut. We brought a surprise to this event since opponents always attempt to quote and use the UC Davis study as an example of how Microstamping doesn’t work with small calibers or rim fire cartridges, such as .22 LR.
The surprise was a brand new demonstration model that was added to the line up, a .22 LR Ruger Mark III. The Ruger Mark III was brought to the live fire demonstration and fired by the Trumbull police department range officer.
The Ruger Mark III worked flawlessly and had been fired >500 times prior to its arrival at the test in Connecticut. We continue to educate and explain to people that the UC Davis study focused on wear characteristics and since we were not allowed access to the firearms or perform a cycle of fire analysis of test fired cartridges, it was impossible to optimize the firearms. Our demonstration model Ruger Mark III, clearly shows that when testing microstamping in terms of a method of improving the quality of forensic evidence, optimization is critical. With over 14 years of development, Pivotal Development has created a very straightforward optimization process that can match the microstamping elements to the dynamics of the firearm, ensuring a high degree of extractability of the code from cartridge evidence.
A number of Police Chiefs were in attendance for the demonstration and the presentation.
Here is a list of live fire demonstrations that have taken place:
1st 5/22/06 CHP range in Sacramento, CA
2nd 7/27/06 Boston Police Department in Boston, MA
3rd 6/18/07 Capital City Police Department, Washington DC
4th 8/14/07 Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles, CA
5th 3/3/08 Hartford Police Department, Hartford, CT
6th 5/19/08 New York State Police, Albany, NY
7th 11/18/08 Trumbull Police Department, Trumbull, CT
If you would like to have a live demonstration at your law enforcement facility, please give us a call at Microstamping Technology Center 1-203-304-2452
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